Street-flushing apparatus.



P. SHANNON.

STREET FLUSHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 06111811916.

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Patented Feb. 12, 1918'.

P. SHANNON.

STREET FLUSHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

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STREET FLUSHING APPARATUS.

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Application filed C ctoliei' 18,1916. Serial No.125,262.

Z '0 all whom it may concern ,Beit knownth at l, PETER SHANNON, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

- a resident of Chicago,,inthe countyof Cook,

State of Illinois, have invented certain'fnew and useful- Iinprovements in Street-Flushing Apparatus,of which the following-is a specification. r v This invention relates to that class of street-washing or flushing. machines in which the liquid from a tank or other source of supply is forciblydischarged.along the surobject'to provide a-tsimple andetfieient structural 'formati'on amt combination of' 'parts,

bymeans of which the discharge 0f fluid is controlled and" directed, to evenlywash all portions of the roadway when required, and

with which adjustmentcan be made toflush or wash a longitudinal portion of the-roadway,to the exclusion of the other portion or portions thereof; all als'will hereinafter-more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, 1s a plan view of the forward part of a motor-'truclrhaving the present invention applied; I

Fig. 2, is anenlarged-rletail transversesection online'2-2," Fig.1. v Fig; 2 is adetail section on line' Q Fig. 2.

"2 is aperspe'ctive view of the "connecting parts betweenthe 'flushing nozzle and theforvvard-axle of th'e mbtor truck, said rparts being shown "in" a detached condition. I 1 Fig. 3, is a fragmentary plan view of'the inechanisnr shown in" Fig. 2. I

Hi 4, "is an enlarged detail plan "viewof the variable speedniechanism ofthe apparatus, the cover :portion of the" casing he1ng removed.

"Fig. 5, is a detaiL-"front elevation, 'with parts'insectl'on, illustrating-the arrangement oftthe 'nianually actuatedcontrolling means of-theapparatus.,i a

Fig; 6, is a detail longitudinalsectiomof the same, on line 6-6f,Fig:-l. V

Fig. 7,-is' a rear; elevation of the-same.

' Fi Syisa transverse section of -same'on '7 I ;*F s-"1 a a parts in the severalviews.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the frontend of a motor-truck ofany ordinary form, and upon which a fluid supply tank 3 ismounted, as usual in the present type of apparatus.

2 designates one of the intermediate springs by which the frame 1 is connected to tile/01- Ward axle-2' of the truck.

4 designates the driving motor or engine, and 5 the power or driving shaft of the same. I Said shaft has the usual driving connections with the rear wheels ofthetruck as Well as the usual eontrolling accessories,

7, designates the power pump of the present apparatus, the inlet end of which is connected by a pipe section 9, with tlie' supply tank 3 aforesaid.

"10, designates a three-Way valve arranged in the pipe section 9 aforesaid, and 11, :1 lateralbranch pipe connected to said valveiand adapted for connection with a suitable OL CB 0f fluid supply from which the tanlo3,

is filled from time to time. The valve 10 is adaptedtoconnectin a direct mannerthe lateral branch pipe 11 with the tank 3, when it is desired to fill said tank from a source otfiuid supply under-pressure. The main function ofsaid valve 10, however, is to connect said lateral'bran'ch pipe 11, with the power pump 7 aforesaid, so that said pump may draw the liquid from said branch pipe 11, and force said liquid through the heroinafter described heating means, and from thence into the tank 3.

12,;designates the outlet pipeof theipower pump 7, having a transversely disposedportion,{adapted for connection with the roadway flushing means; hereinafter described.

-13, designates a heating device of any usual and suitable form, associated with the outlet pipe 12, aforesaid, and adapted to heat the fluid passing through the same.

l4,designates a three-way valve arranged in, the outlet pipe 12 aforesaid, andl5 alateralbranch pipe connected to said 'valve and connected to the tank "3, aforesaid. Said valve 14 ordinarily closes communication between the outlet pipe 12 andlateral'hranch pipe 15 sothat the flow offfluid from the pump Twill be directed Wholly to theabove 'ni'entione'droadway flushing means; said valve is adapted for adjustment so as to close communication with said roadway-flushing ineans and open commun cationbetween the a circulation of the fluid from the tank ward end of the same.

At one end said head i 16, is provided with a packing gland 17,

iadapted to receive the end of the transverse portion of the outlet pipe 12 of the pump,

and connect the parts so that independent rotation of the hollow head 16 may be effect- .ed without leakage of the fluid passing through the parts. At its other end said hollow head 16, is provided with trunnion extensions upon and in which the operating parts hereinafter described are revolubly mounted.

'18 designates a depending neck on the lower side and mid-way the length of the hollow head 16, providing a bearing and a communicating connection for the upright attaching portion of the flushing nozzle of the apparatus. I

The .flushing nozzle above referred to is preferably formed by two telescopingsections 19 and 19 adjustably connected together by means hereinafter described, with the upper end of the upper section journaled in the aforesaid depending neck 18 of the hollow head 16 as shown more particularly 7 in Fig. 2.

The lower section 19' of the flushing nozzle is of an L shape, having a vertical portion adapted for sliding movement in the upper section 19, and a horizontal outlet portion which in an assemblage of the mechanism is arranged adjacent to the surface of the roadway to discharge a stream of flushing fluid horizontally along said roadway, In the construction the sections 19,19, are

connected together by adjusting bolts 19" and maintained in an extended condition by an interposed spiral spring 19 as shown in Fig. 2. Y Y I 1 The lower section 19 of thefiushing nozzle is connected to the forward axle 2 so as to be maintained in the same relation to the said axle by means as follows:

20, 2O designate transverse bracket rails their adjacent ends guide engagement with the cross-head hereinafter 19 is supported in place by a fixed flange on its periphery resting on topof Said horizorital member as shown in Figs. 2 and 2.

The vertical member of the bracket piece 21 is formed. with a vertical seriesof bolt holes nozzle.

with its'respective' ends formed with guide 111 s 22 for uidin en a 'ementrwith the h h D h b segmental guide slots 20 above described.

The construction is adapted to steady the flushing nozzle 19 and its accessories. and

hold the same from vibration in actual use.

As heretofore mentioned the cross head 22, carries in a-vertically adjustable manner the L shaped bracket member"21, above described.

23, designates a worm rim forming a fixed .80 'part of'the hollow head 16 aforesaid, and

having operative engagement with a worm 24. the carrying shaft of which-1s adapted for manual actuation by C011I1BClZ1OIlS-l1IG-- inafter described in detail. to attain a turning adjustmentof the hollowhead 16 and associated flushingnozzle 19, '19to attain an adjustment of said parts in avertical V longitudinal planea V i 25, designates a bevel gear ring forming a fixed part of the upright portion 1.9 of the .fiushing nozzle aforesaid, and constituting vthe driven member of the mechanism hereinafter described in detall, and by which an oscillatory or rocking movement in a horizontal plane 1s imparted to the saidflushmg 26, designates a counter-shaft associated with the power shaft 5 aforesa1d,-and recelv-i ing changeable speed of rotation therefrom through .an intermediate speed changing mechanism of any ordinary and suitable I type. In the example shown in Flgs. 1 and 4, the power shaft 5 carries a series of spur "gears 27 of different diameters, keyed or otherwise fixedly secured to said power shaft. 28, designates a series of spur gears mount-- ed loosely on the countershaft'26, and mesh ing with and individual to the series of spur. 'gears 27 of the power shaft 5.

'29, designates a series of clutches individual to the series of spurgears 28, and

adaptedto clutch the same to the countershaft 26. 30, designates a clutch operating shaft adapted for manual rotation, and provided associated with the axle 2 and carrying at piece 20 formed 1- j with segmental guide slots 20 for guiding with a series of cam disks 31, having operative connection with the aforesaid clutches 29. Said cam disks 81 are so arranged with 1 relationto each other, that-with one cam disk in positionv to? clutch an individual gear 28 to the countershaft 26, the individual clutches of the remaining gears. 28 will be in inoperative positions, .due to the arrange' ment of said cam disks 31.

Accordingly with aprogressive turning movement of the-clutch operating-shaft 30, the cam disks 31 will be serially brought into action to attain the desired speed of ro tation of the oountershaftf26, and of the such that as the rock arm 52 and its carryingvaccessories above described, are moved to and from the pivoted end of the sector arm 53, the throw of the same will be correspondingly increased or diminished with a corresponding lncrease or decrease 1n the horizontal throw or rocking motion of the horizontal portion of the lower nozzle section 19', with which said sector arm 53 has operative connection by means as follows:

55, designates a bevel gear wheel journaled on a trunnion portion of the hollow head 16 aforesaid, and having operative engagement with the toothed end of the sector arm 53 aforesaid, and with the heretofore described bevel gear ring 25 of the upper tubular section 19 of the flushing nozzle to form the above mentioned interme- I -.d121t6 connection of the parts.

tion 19' before described.

The manually actuated mechanisms, by which the various adjustments of the parts of apparatus, heretofore described, are attained comprise as follows 56, designates a box or housing arranged convenient to the seat of the operator and provided with bearings for the shafts of the series of individual hand levers 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 of the mechanisms, as well as constituting an inclosure for the rear ends of the intermediate shafts now to be described.

62, 63, 64 65 and 66 designate a series of longitudinally arranged shafts, preferably of the tubular type shown, and arranged concentrically one within the other with their rear ends extending into the interior of the box or housing 56, and with the plurality of shafts 63, 64, 65 and 66 provided with individual sprocket wheels 67, 6 8, 69 and 70 for operative chain connections with a corresponding series of individual sprocket wheels 71, 72, 73 and 74 on the carrying shafts of the hand-levers 58, 59, 60 and 61 aforesaid. v

The rear end of the central shaft 62 aforesaid, is directly attached to its operating hand lever 57, while its forward end is operatively connected by a crank arm 7 5, link 76, lever 77 and link 78 with the sliding collar 48 heretofore described to effect the heretofore described change in the horizontal throw of the flushing nozzle 20.

The forward end of the tubular shaft 63, is provided with a sprocketvwheel 79 for operative chain connection with a sprocket wheel 80 on the cam shaft 36 of the speed changing portion of the mechanism by which the horizontal portion ofthe lower :nozzle section 19 is oscillatedlin a horizontal plane; as heretofore describedk The-forwardendof the tubular shaft 64 is providedwith. a sprocket wheel. '81 for operative chain connection Wltllyit sprocket wheel 82 of the shaft 30 of the speed chang ing portion of the mechanism of the pump 5 heretofore described ina horizontal plane, heretofore described. V,

- The forward end of the tubular shaft 65 is provided. with a sprocket wheel 83 for operativechain connection with a sprocket -wheel 84 on the carrying shaft of the worm 44 by whicha turning movement of the housing 42, to attain an adjustment of the horizontal portion of the lower nozzle section19 in a horizontal plane as heretofore described. j 3 U The forward end of the tubular shaft 66 is provided with a sprocket wheel 85 for operative chain connection with a sprocket wheel 86 onthe carryingj -shaft of the worm 24, by which. aturning movement of the hollow head 16 is effected, to attain the heretofore described swinging adjustment of'the jhorizonta'l portion of the lowerlnozzlesection 19in a vertical plane.

Having thus fully described my said invention, What I.claim as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. Ina street flushing apparatus,the combination of a truck frame, an L shaped flushing nozzle having a vertical branch revwolublyconnectedto said frame, a fluid sup- .ply pipe associated with said vertical r branch, means for imparting continuedoscillation to said flushing nozzleiand means for varying the degree of theoscillations imparted to said nozzle during the oscillatory movement of the same, substantially as set forth. 7 j g '2. 'In a street flushing apparatus, the combination of a truck frame, an L shaped flushing nozzle having a vertical branch revolubly connected to said frame, a- -fluid supply pipe associated with said vertical branch, means for imparting contlnued oscillation 'to said flushing'nozzle, means for varying the degree of the oscillations imparted to said nozzle during the oscillatory 'move- 15 ments of the same, andmeans 'fo'r'varying the speed of the oscillations imparted to said nozzle during the oscillatory movements of the same, substantially as set forth..

3. In a'street flushing apparatus, the com- Y bination of a truck frame, a flushing nozzle comprising vertical and horizontal branches,

the vertical branch heingjournaled on the truck frame for oscillatory movement of the horizontal branch in a horizontal plane, a fluid supply associated with said flushing nozzle, means for imparting j'continuous oscillation to said flushing nozzle, and manually actuated meansfor shifting laterally the zone of oscillation of. the. horizontal branch of the flushing nozzle, substantially as set forth.

4. In a street flushing apparatus, the combination of a truck frame, an L shaped flushing nozzle having a vertical branch revolubly connected to said frame, a fluid supply pipe associated with said vertical ranch, means for imparting continued oscillation to said flushing nozzle, means for shifting in a horizontal plane the zone of oscillation of said nozzle, and means for varying the degree of the oscillations imparted to said nozzle during the oscillatory movement of the same, substantially as set forth. 7

5. In a street flushing apparatus, the combi-nation of a truck frame, a hollow head journaled transversely in said frame and provided with a lateral tubular extension, a fluid supply pipe provided with coupling for engagement with said tubular extension, means for imparting a turning adjustment to said tubular extension, and an L shaped flushing nozzle having a vertical branch revolubly assoclated with said hollow head, substantially as set forth.

6. In a street flushing apparatus, the combination of a truck frame, a forwardaxle, resilient means intermediate of said frame and axle, an L shape discharge nozzle, having a vertical portion formed in two sections with the upper section connected to the truck frame and the lower section connected to the axle and means for supplying fluid to said discharge nozzle, substantially as set forth. 7

7. In a street flushing apparatus, the combination of a truck frame, a forward axle, resilient means intermediate of said frame and axle, an L shape discharge nozzle, having a vertical portion formed in two sections with the upper section connected to the truck frame and the lower section connected to the axle in a vertically adjustable manner, and means for supplying fluid to said discharge nozzle, substantially as set forth.

8. In a street flushing apparatus, the combination of a truck frame, a forward axle, resilient means intermediate of said frame and axle, an L shape discharge nozzle having a vertical portion formed in two sections with the upper section connected to the truck frame and the lower section connected to the axle by a cross-head, and a guide bracket associated with the axle and having sliding connection with the aforesaid crosshead, substantially as set forth.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 16th day of October, 1916.

PETER SHANNON.

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